Effects of Breed, Age, Body Condition Score, and Nutritional Status on Follicular Population, Oocyte Yield, and Quality in Three Cameroonian Zebus Cattle Bos indicus
Table 6
Relationship between oocyte yields with breed and body condition score.
Number of oocytes
Breed
BCS
Average ± SD
P-value
(1-2) n=27
(3) n=49
(4-5) n=19
Number of oocytes on right ovary
Gudali n=33
(8)10.50± 0.82
(15)12.13± 0.92
(9)11.44± 0.94
11.53 ± 0.54α
0.49
White Fulani n=30
(10)9.80± 0.87
(17)10.76± 0.59
(4)10.75± 1.31
10.45 ± 0.45α
0.63
Red Fulani n=32
(9)9.78± 1.07
(17)9.47± 0.90
(6)10.83± 1.24
9.81 ± 0.60α
0.71
Average ± SD
10.00 ± 0.56
10.73 ± 0.46
11.11 ± 0.62
10.61 ± 0.54
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P-value
0.83
0.08
0.88
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Number of oocytes on left ovary
Gudali
(8)9.38± 1.06
(15)9.40± 0.74
(9)8.44± 0.47
9.13 ± 0.44α
0.64
n=33
White Fulani n=30
(10)7.50± 1.38
((17)8.82± 0,81
(4)8.00± 1.15
8.29 ± 0.64α
0.65
Red Fulani n=32
(9)8.22± 0.46
(17)8.35± 0.54
(6)8.50± 0.95
8.34 ± 0.35α
0.96
Average ± SD
8.30 ± 0.61
8.84 ± 0.40
8.37 ± 0.40
8.50 ± 0.47
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P-value
0.48
0.59
0.90
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Total number of oocytes
Gudali
(8)20.00± 1.60
(15)21.67± 1.49
(9)20.00± 1.2
20.78 ± 0.86β
0.64
n=33
White Fulani n=30
(10)17.30± 1.93
(17)19.59± 1.19
(4)18.75± 2.46
20.78 ± 0.86β
0.86
Red Fulani n=32
(9)18.00± 1.06
(17)17.76± 1.33
(6)19.17± 2.21
18.09 ± 0.85α
0.83
Average ± SD
18.30 ± 0.92
19.59 ± 0.79
19.45 ± 0.98
19.11 ± 0.89
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P-value
0.49
0.13
0.88
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x, y, and z: being on the same line, values affected with the same letter do not differ significantly (P > 0.05). α, β, and ɤ: being on the same column, values affected with the same letter do not differ significantly (P > 0.05).
